Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Uruguay
Uruguay: Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china was 0.1672 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Uruguay, 2006–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Uruguay stood at 0.1672.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Uruguay peaked at 1.02 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0902, in 2018.
Uruguay ranks 98th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6535 | 0.4103 | 1.02 | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.2006 | 0.0902 | 0.3063 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2015 | 0.1543 | 0.2766 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More poverty & inequality data for Uruguay
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 9 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.41 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 5,058 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 25.88 (2021)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.218 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 18.49 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1027 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1027 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1186 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.2514 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Uruguay?
- Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Uruguay was 0.1672 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 in 2006.
- What is the lowest share in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0902 in 2018.
- How does Uruguay rank for share in extreme poverty including and excluding china?
- Uruguay ranks 98th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share in extreme poverty including and excluding china rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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